Two thirds of the original families of the prostitute population studied by the GOI (1994) lived below the poverty line; 36 per cent were from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and 24 per cent were from the backward classes.
Dos tercios de las familias originales de la población de prostitutas estudiadas por el GOI (1994) vivían por debajo del mínimo vital, el 36% eran de las castas y tribus reconocidas y el 24% de las clases atrasadas.